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CCTV Speech by the Grandson of Mao Zedong (Soviet Union, China made greatest contributions to WWII.)
The Epoch Times ^ | May 14, 2005

Posted on 05/15/2005 10:00:06 AM PDT by kevin_in_so_cal

Mao Zedong’s grandson, recently a guest on a television show memorializing the end of World War II, shocked audiences by blatantly promoting communism under the guise of historical research. Dr. Mao Xinyu, Mao Zedong’s grandson, was invited to speak on a program commemorating the end of World War II airing on the government controlled television station, CCTV.

The program, International Observation, broadcasted the 60th anniversary celebrations marking the end of World War II in Europe on May 7. Dr. Mao told audiences that based on his research, the countries who had made the greatest contributions to World War II were the Soviet Union and China, under the control of what he called “my grandpa Mao Zedong”.

Dr. Mao Xinyu has a bachelor’s degree in history from the China People’s University, a Master’s degree from the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China, and doctorial degree from the Chinese Academy of Military Science.

It is common knowledge that the major players in World War II were the United States, Soviet Union, and Britain. Although China made huge sacrifices during the war, it cannot be fairly said that it played a key role. Even if we were not to consider that fact, the person leading the Second Sino-Japanese War was certainly not Mao Zedong. Mao did not attend the Cairo Conference and history tells us that Mao entered the war in the service of the Kuomintang government.

Dr. Mao’s academic assertions are completely unsupported by historical facts. Many who saw the program were surprised that anyone would claim such obvious falsehoods on national television. Dr. Mao attempted to cast his grandfather in the mold of a Churchill or Roosevelt.

When Dr. Mao mentioned the issue of international cooperation against fascism, he asserted that World War II happened because Britain and France didn’t want to cooperate with the Soviet Union to fight against the fascists. The host rightfully cut him off at this point. An article from Boxun.net said that if he had been allowed to finish his remarks, he would have cast Britain and France as truly dark historical figures.

Dr. Mao further discredited himself by quoting inaccurate figures of casualties in the Sino-Japanese War. He comments were a disgrace to his doctorate.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: china; history; mao; maozedong; sovietunion; worldwarii; wwii
I know, I know...the Epoch Times. But still...
1 posted on 05/15/2005 10:00:07 AM PDT by kevin_in_so_cal
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To: kevin_in_so_cal

Looks to me like the boy's been violating his grandpappy's doctrine by chowing down more than his allocated share of the collective's rice harvest.


2 posted on 05/15/2005 10:03:21 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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To: kevin_in_so_cal

He's quite the fatty.


3 posted on 05/15/2005 10:04:23 AM PDT by Bahbah (Something wicked this way comes)
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To: kevin_in_so_cal

Why does this sound like a plot for a Chris Farley movie?


4 posted on 05/15/2005 10:06:20 AM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
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To: kevin_in_so_cal

Hey "Dr." Moo, losing the most people doesn't equate to doing the most to win.


5 posted on 05/15/2005 10:09:27 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: kevin_in_so_cal

The USSR and China did make enormouse contributions and sacrifices during WWII. Without the UK and US, however, they both would have been defeated by their respective foes.

A reasonable argument can be made that both had already been defeated before the US entered the war.

Without the huge quantities of munitions, aircraft, trucks and food that the USSR received from USA in 1940 - 1942 they would certainly have been beaten by Germany in 1942.


6 posted on 05/15/2005 10:14:59 AM PDT by jimtorr
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To: kevin_in_so_cal

Fat Chinese seem to be few and far between.

This particular fat ass makes up for the lack of other ones.


7 posted on 05/15/2005 10:16:37 AM PDT by Guillermo (Bush is no conservative. Don't insult my intelligence by telling me that he is)
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To: kevin_in_so_cal

The Communist and our liberal democrats have nothing to offer BUT lies. Dr. Mao comes from a long line of liars, dating back to the liar in the Garden of Eden.


8 posted on 05/15/2005 10:30:28 AM PDT by F.J. Mitchell (If bullsh*t was fuel-the liberal dems would be a national......nay...... international treasure.)
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To: jimtorr
Without the huge quantities of munitions, aircraft, trucks and food that the USSR received from USA in 1940 - 1942 they would certainly have been beaten by Germany in 1942.

That's an idea based more or less on fact and could possibly be true.   Remember though, that in 1940 Russia was Germany's ally and our enemy.  Also, we don't want to underplay both Hitler's stupidity and Stalin's ruthlessness.  I vote for aid from 1942-45 plus the second front that made the difference.

9 posted on 05/15/2005 11:10:54 AM PDT by expat_panama
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To: expat_panama

Zhukov, I believe it was, one of Russia's top generals, commented after the war that the the Soviet army would have starved during the second year of the Great Patriotic War without American food.


10 posted on 05/15/2005 12:00:00 PM PDT by jimtorr
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To: Guillermo


AH!!!!!Fat chinese!!!!!!! their one child policy is starting to bear fruit!!!


11 posted on 05/16/2005 1:20:29 AM PDT by phoenix_004
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